Un amor

Go on, please.

I'd just given birth to my last daughter.

My mother and my sister had come to visit

when the terrorists came to my village and started shooting.

They shot everyone, men, women and children.

In my best friend's house, no one was left alive.

They slit the throats of her children and her husband.

Only her youngest boy was saved...

because when the armed men came

he was playing with my children.

I covered their mouths so they didn't make any noise.

I don't know

how long we were shut inside,

but it was many hours because when we came out it was night

and the only light

was from the flames of the schools,

the clinic and the little library.

Everything was on fire.

Then we fled.

But it was hard for my mother because she had a broken foot.

Cleaning up already, eh?

As it should be.

Hello. How are you?

How did the night go?

Were you scared?

No, it was fine, more or less.

I heard a lot of barking.

There's a dog pound nearby, huh?

There is, yes. What can I tell you? I don't hear them anymore.

The dogs, the barking, I don't hear them.

I sleep like a log.

Sure.

This is the country, you hear all kinds of things.

That's the way it is. You'll get used to it.

The bedroom window doesn't shut properly.

The bathroom tap drips too.

It's all really dirty.

Yeah, right?

No shit, girl.

You saw the state of everything.

You took the place as it was.

It's no charming country house or any of that bullshit.

I told you, remember?

Of course.

Now I see...

You're blaming me and I reduced the price twice.

Twice.

- I'll take care of the repairs. - OK.

- So you don't complain so much. - OK. Thanks.

Come with me.

You've got a dog now.

Now what, don't you like him either?

Is he a good dog?

You think I'd bring you a bad one?

What's on its face?

He stuck it where he shouldn't have.

Does it have a name?

Calamity.

It has no name, give it a cute dog... or bitch name.

Is it a bitch?

You'll find out.

Sit.

Sit. Like this, sit.

Sit, like this.

Yes, okay.

Fetch it! Look!

Do you hear me? Hey...

But you stay, don't move.

OK, let's try this,

I'll throw you a rock...

- Hello! - Hello!

Did we get tomatoes?

Two and a half kilos.

Potatoes, too. Don't worry.

- Hello. - Hi.

Do you want a bag?

No, no.

That's 26.90.

I don't have enough...

I'll leave the coffee.

I'll get it some other time.

OK,

that covers it.

And you,

what are you doing here?

Did you come with a boyfriend?

So it's because you split up?

- No. - Right.

Sometimes people want to start a new life,

or come to the country because the city stresses them out.

Women especially.

Or young couples, but especially women.

Have you got a cardboard box for this?

- Cardboard? - Yes.

No, no.

Where are you going?

You're a surly one...

Surly.

Surly! I'm going to call you Surly!

Come here! Surly!

He seems very nice.

Him? He's a sweetie.

Yes, you can tell.

I'm Píter.

Natalia.

- Well, Nat. - Nat?

Nice to meet you.

I've seen you these past few days, on the road and...

...cleaning the house. We live close by.

- Ah, OK. - Are you going to live here alone?

You are, right?

- Yes. - Good.

- What do I owe you? - 11 euros.

Well, I'll take some dog food.

OK.

Nat?

Is that dog outside yours?

You didn't bring it here, did you? No. It's one of your landlord's.

Yes.

Be careful, he doesn't take care of them or get them vaccinated.

He'll have given you the most useless one.

What a guy.

I can get you a dog if you like,

but a good one.

Well...

No, there's no need.

He's just kind of scared,

but he'll get used to me and the town...

He scares me with all those scars.

Careful, when dogs have suffered, their mean spirit comes out.

That's true.

Right.

How much is it?

32.

Well...

No matter which one I take, right?

The blue one is for puppies, you'd better take the other one.

OK.

- OK. Thank you. - Nice to meet you, Nat.

- Bye. - Bye.

Surly!

We got to Fuj,

a town nearby.

The children were exhausted.

My mother's foot was really hurting her.

We stayed there a few days,

they gave us food.

They had sorghum.

The children liked sorghum paste a lot.

I'll give it to you, look. I don't know what you want.

What do you want?

Don't you like it, Surly?

Well, there's a whole bag of it

and it's expensive.

Surly, get down.

That's the gas, get down.

Surly, look at me. Look at me.

Look at me.

Hello!

OK, hi.

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Nat!

Nat!

Nat!

- Hi! You look loaded down... - Yes!

- No, it's too heavy. - No, it's fine.

- Are you sure? - Shall we take it to the car?

- There. I got two boxes already. - Great.

- Good. - I was freezing at home.

But...

Why did you buy it?

You should ask your landlord for this.

Yes, but he told me...

Watch out.

...to buy it and give him the receipt.

That's what neighbors are for.

I can get you firewood, I've got plenty.

- Are you going to the town? - Yes.

I want to show you something.

- OK? Come on. - Alright.

They're mine, I made them.

- Do you like them? - Yeah, yeah.

Are they landscapes from around here?

Yes. It's not the most artistic spot in the world,

but I like to beautify it as best I can.

So, you're a... glazier?

I don't know if "glazier" is the word, I'd define myself more

as an artisan

- of glass and color. - Sure.

- I don't just cover up windows. - Sure, sure.

Is not the day...

And on a specific date, March, 11th.

There you go.

Why? Because it's the basket...

Thank you.

...that the maidens carry and the saint's bread.

It's not sunny this time of the year,

but when the sun comes out, it hits hard.

I'm thinking of planting a vegetable garden.

Where? On the land next to your house?